BALTIMORE (AP) – So, the Detroit Tigers have sent two Cy Young winners to the mound in their AL Division Series against the Baltimore Orioles and given up 19 runs in two defeats.
Maybe David Price – the third Cy Young winner in the Tigers’ rotation – will have better luck in Detroit on Sunday, when the Tigers seek to dig themselves out of a 2-0 hole in the best-of-five series.
It probably will depend on the Detroit bullpen, and whether the Tigers can find a way to put the lid on a dangerous Baltimore lineup that can strike at any time.
The Orioles took command of the series with a 7-6 comeback win Friday. The decisive rally came in the eighth inning against a bullpen that thus far has provided little support to the team’s esteemed starters.
Although Max Scherzer took the loss in the opener, that game became a rout after Baltimore scored eight runs in the eighth.